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The three-time Grammy-nominated Boston Baroque, widely regarded as ‘one of the world's premier period-instruments bands' (Fanfare, USA), marks the beginning of its relationship with Linn with a two-disc recording of Haydn's The Creation.» More

Uriel: Now vanish before the holy beams
the gloomy dismal shades of dark;
the first of days appears.
Disorder yields to order the fair place.
Affrighted fled hell’s spirits black in throngs;
down they sink in the deep of abyss
to endless night.

Chorus: Despairing cursing rage
attends their rapid fall.
A new-created world
springs up at God’s command.

Raphael: And God made the firmament, and divided the waters
which were under the firmament from the waters
which were above the firmament. And it was so.
Outrageous storms now dreadful arose; as chaff
by the winds are impelled the clouds.
By heaven’s fire the sky is enflamed and awfull
rolled the thunders on high. Now from the floods
in steam ascend reviving showers of rain,
the dreary wasteful hail, the light and flaky snow.

Raphael: And God said: Let the waters under the heaven
be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry land appear; and it was so.
And God called the dry land: earth,
and the gathering of waters called he seas;
and God saw that it was good.

Gabriel: With verdure clad the fields appear
delightful to the ravish’d sense;
by flowers sweet and gay
enhanced is the charming sight.
Here vent their fumes the fragrant herbs;
here shoots the healing plant.
By loads of fruit th’ expanded boughs are press’d;
to shady vaults are bent the tufty groves;
the mountain’s brow is crown’d with closed wood.

Uriel: And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament
of heaven to divide the day from the night,
and to give light upon the earth;
and let them be for signs and for seasons,
and for days, and for years.
He made the stars also.

Uriel: In splendour bright is rising now
the sun and darts his rays:
an am’rous joyful happy spouse,
a giant proud and glad,
to run his measur’d course.
With softer beams and milder light steps
on the silver moon through silent night.
The space immense of th’ azure sky innum’rous
host of radiant orbs adorns.
And the sons of God
announced the fourth day
in song divine,
proclaiming thus his power:

Gabriel: On mighty pens uplifted
soars the eagle aloft,
and cleaves the air
in swiftest flight
to the blazing sun.
His welcome bids
to morn the merry lark,
and cooing, calls
the tender dove his mate.
From ev’ry bush and grove resound
the nightingale’s delightful notes.
No grief affected yet her breast,
nor to a mournful tale
were tun’d her soft enchanting lays.

Raphael: And God created great whales,
and ev’ry living creature that moveth.
And God blessed them, saying:
Be fruitful all, and multiply!
Ye winged tribes,
be multiply’d and sing on ev’ry tree!
Multiply, ye finny tribes,
and fill each wat'ry deep!
Be fruitful, grow, and multiply!
And in your God and Lord rejoice!

Raphael: Strait opening her fertile womb,
the earth obey’d the word,
and teem’d creatures numberless,
in perfect forms and fully grown.
Cheerful, roaring, stands the tawny lion.
In sudden leaps the flexible tyger appears.
The nimble stag bears up his branching head.
With flying mane and fiery look,
impatient neighs the sprightly steed.
The cattle in herds already seeks
his food on fields and meadows green.
And oe’r the ground, as plants,
are spread the fleecy, meek
and bleating flock.
Unnumber’d as the sands in whirl
arose the host of insects.
In long dimension creeps
with sinuous trace the worm.

Raphael: Now heav’n in fullest glory shone;
earth smiles in all her rich attire.
The room of air with fowl is fill'd;
the water swell’d by shoals of fish;
by heavy beasts the ground is trod.
But all the work was not complete.
There wanted yet that wond’rous being,
that grateful should God’s pow’r admire,
with heart and voice his goodness praise.

Uriel: In native worth and honor clad,
with beauty, courage, strength adorn’d,
to heav’n erect and tall, he stands a man,
the Lord and King of nature all.
The large and arched front sublime
of wisdom deep declares the seat.
And in his eyes with brightness shines
the soul, the breath and image of his God.
With fondness leans upon his breast
a partner for him form’d,
a woman fair and graceful spouse.
Her softly smiling virgin looks,
of flow’ry spring the mirror,
bespeak him love, and joy, and bliss.

Uriel: In rosy mantle appears,
by tunes sweet awak’d,
the morning young and fair.
From the celestial vaults
pure harmony descends
on ravished earth.
Behold the blissful pair,
where hand in hand they go!
Their flaming looks express
what feels the grateful heart.
A louder praise of God
their lips shall utter soon.
Then let our voices ring,
united with their song!